From the elevated 7-train, millions of people passing through Long Island City, Queens, could spot the massive warehouses. Five stories high, the buildings took up most of a city block. But that's not the only reason the complex was hard to miss.

If Capetonians can grit their teeth and follow the water restriction plans, perhaps Ground Zero will be held off, but it is time for us to realize that we are dealing with the most precious resource and that some amount of restrictions are going to be the new normal. We can never go back to being careless people who leave our taps running.

The first week of December is expected to see a rush among people to banks as salaries get credited to their accounts. Although banks usually see big crowds in the first week of every month, there have been serpentine queues across the country ever since the November 8 announcement on the ban of 500 and 1,000-rupee notes.

From the elevated 7-train, millions of people passing through Long Island City, Queens, could spot the massive warehouses. Five stories high, the buildings took up most of a city block. But that's not the only reason the complex was hard to miss.

If Capetonians can grit their teeth and follow the water restriction plans, perhaps Ground Zero will be held off, but it is time for us to realize that we are dealing with the most precious resource and that some amount of restrictions are going to be the new normal. We can never go back to being careless people who leave our taps running.

The first week of December is expected to see a rush among people to banks as salaries get credited to their accounts. Although banks usually see big crowds in the first week of every month, there have been serpentine queues across the country ever since the November 8 announcement on the ban of 500 and 1,000-rupee notes.